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Derefter drog Jesus over til hin Side af Galilæas Sø,Tiberias Søen. Og en stor Skare fulgte ham, fordi de så de Tegn, som han gjorde på de syge. Men Jesus gik op på Bjerget og satte sig der med sine Disciple. Men Påsken, Jødernes Højtid, var nær. Da Jesus nu opløftede sine Øjne og så, at en stor Skare kom til ham, sagde han til Filip: "Hvor skulle vi købe Brød, for at disse kunne få noget at spise?" Men dette sagde han for at prøve ham; thi han vidste selv, hvad han vilde gøre. Filip svarede ham: "Brød for to Hundrede Denarer er ikke nok for dem, til at hver kan få noget lidet." En af hans Disciple, Andreas, Simon Peters Broder, siger til ham: "Her er en lille Dreng, som har fem Bygbrød og to Småfisk; men hvad er dette til så mange?" 10 Jesus sagde: "Lader Folkene sætte sig ned;" og der var meget Græs på Stedet. Da satte Mændene sig ned, omtrent fem Tusinde i Tallet. 11 Så tog Jesus Brødene og takkede og uddelte dem til dem, som havde sat sig ned; ligeledes også af Småfiskene så meget, de vilde. 12 Men da de vare blevne mætte, siger han til sine Disciple: "Samler de tiloversblevne Stykker sammen, for at intet skal gå til Spilde." 13 Da samlede de og fyldte tolv Kurve med Stykker, som bleve tilovers af de fem Bygbrød fra dem, som havde fået Mad. 14 Da nu Folkene så det Tegn, som han havde gjort, sagde de: "Denne er i Sandhed Profeten, som kommer til Verden." 15 Da Jesus nu skønnede, at de vilde komme og tage ham med Magt for at gøre ham til Konge, gik han atter op på Bjerget, ganske alene.

16 Men da det var blevet Aften, gik hans Disciple ned til Søen. 17 Og de gik om Bord i et Skib og vilde sætte over til hin Side af Søen til Kapernaum. Og det var allerede blevet mørkt, og Jesus var endnu ikke kommen til dem. 18 Og Søen rejste sig, da der blæste en stærk Vind. 19 Da de nu havde roet omtrent fem og tyve eller tredive Stadier, se de Jesus vandre på Søen og komme nær til Skibet, og de forfærdedes. 20 Men han siger til dem: "Det er mig; frygter ikke!" 21 Da vilde de tage ham op i Skibet; og straks kom Skibet til Landet, som de sejlede til.

22 Den næste dag så Skaren, som stod på hin Side af Søen, at der ikke havde været mere end eet Skib der, og at Jesus ikke var gået om Bord med sine Disciple, men at hans Disciple vare dragne bort alene, 23 (men der var kommet Skibe fra Tiberias nær til det Sted, hvor de spiste Brødet, efter at Herren havde gjort Taksigelse): 24 da Skaren nu så, at Jesus ikke var der, ej heller hans Disciple, gik de om Bord i Skibene og kom til Kapernaum for at søge efter Jesus. 25 Og da de fandt ham på hin Side af Søen, sagde de til ham: "Rabbi! når er du kommen hid?" 26 Jesus svarede dem og sagde: "Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, I søge mig, ikke fordi I så Tegn, men fordi I spiste af Brødene og bleve mætte. 27 Arbejder ikke for den Mad, som er forgængelig, men for den Mad, som varer til et evigt Liv, hvilken Menneskesønnen vil give eder; thi ham har Faderen, Gud selv, beseglet." 28 Da sagde de til ham: "Hvad skulle vi gøre, for at vi kunne arbejde på Guds Gerninger?" 29 Jesus svarede og sagde til dem: "Dette er Guds Gerning, at I tro på den, som han udsendte." 30 Da sagde de til ham: "Hvad gør du da for et Tegn, for at vi kunne se det og tro dig? Hvad Arbejde gør du? 31 Vore Fædre åde Manna i Ørkenen, som der er skrevet: Han gav dem Brød fra Himmelen at æde." 32 Da sagde Jesus til dem: "Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, ikke Moses har givet eder Brødet fra Himmelen, men min Fader giver eder det sande Brød fra Himmelen. 33 Thi Guds Brød er det, som kommer ned fra Himmelen og giver Verden Liv." 34 Da sagde de til ham: "Herre! giv os altid dette Brød!" 35 Jesus sagde til dem: "Jeg er Livets Brød. Den, som kommer til mig, skal ikke hungre; og den, som tror på mig, skal aldrig tørste. 36 Men jeg har sagt eder, at I have set mig og dog ikke tro. 37 Alt, hvad Faderen giver mig, skal komme til mig; og den, som kommer til mig, vil jeg ingenlunde kaste ud. 38 Thi jeg er kommen ned fra Himmelen, ikke for at gøre min Villie, men hans Villie, som sendte mig. 39 Men dette er hans Villie, som sendte mig, at jeg skal intet miste af alt det, som han har givet mig, men jeg skal oprejse det på den yderste Dag. 40 Thi dette er min Faders Villie, at hver den, som ser Sønnen og tror på ham, skal have et evigt Liv, og jeg skal oprejse ham på den yderste Dag." 41 Da knurrede Jøderne over ham, fordi han sagde: "Jeg er det Brød, som kom ned fra Himmelen," 42 og de sagde: "Er dette ikke Jesus, Josefs Søn, hvis Fader og Moder vi kende? Hvorledes kan han da sige: Jeg er kommen ned fra Himmelen?" 43 Jesus svarede og sagde til dem: "Knurrer ikke indbyrdes! 44 Ingen kan komme til mig, uden Faderen, som sendte mig, drager ham; og jeg skal oprejse ham på den yderste Dag. 45 Der er skrevet hos Profeterne: "Og de skulle alle være oplærte af Gud." Hver den, som har hørt af Faderen og lært, kommer til mig. 46 Ikke at nogen har set Faderen, kun den, som er fra Gud, han har set Faderen. 47 Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, den, som tror på mig, har et evigt Liv. 48 Jeg er Livets Brød. 49 Eders Fædre åde Manna i Ørkenen og døde. 50 Dette er det Brød, som kommer ned fra Himmelen, at man skal æde af det og ikke dø. 51 Jeg er det levende Brød, som kom ned fra Himmelen; om nogen æder af dette Brød, han skal leve til evig Tid; og det Brød, som jeg vil give, er mit Kød, hvilket jeg vil give for Verdens Liv." 52 Da kivedes Jøderne indbyrdes og sagde: "Hvorledes kan han give os sit Kød at æde?" 53 Jesus sagde da til dem: "Sandelig, sandelig, siger jeg eder, dersom I ikke æde Menneskesønnens Kød og drikke hans Blod, have I ikke Liv i eder. 54 Den, som æder mit Kød og drikker mit Blod, har et evigt Liv, og jeg skal oprejse ham på den yderste Dag. 55 Thi mit Kød er sand Mad, og mit Blod er sand Drikke. 56 Den, som æder mit Kød og drikker mit Blod, han bliver i mig, og jeg i ham. 57 Ligesom den levende Fader udsendte mig, og jeg lever i Kraft af Faderen, ligeså skal også den, som æder mig, leve i Kraft af mig. 58 dette er det Brød, som er kommet ned fra Himmelen; ikke som eders Fædre åde og døde. Den, som æder dette Brød, skal leve evindelig." 59 Dette sagde han, da han lærte i en Synagoge i Kapernaum.

60 Da sagde mange af hans Disciple, som havde hørt ham: "Dette er en hård Tale; hvem kan høre den?" 61 Men da Jesus vidste hos sig selv, at hans Disciple knurrede derover, sagde han til dem: "Forarger dette eder? 62 Hvad om I da få at se, at Menneskesønnen farer op, hvor han var før? 63 Det er Ånden, som levendegør, Kødet gavner intet; de Ord, som jeg har talt til eder, ere Ånd og ere Liv. 64 Men der er nogle af eder, som ikke tro." Thi Jesus vidste fra Begyndelsen, hvem det var, der ikke troede, og hvem den var, der skulde forråde ham. 65 Og han sagde: "Derfor har jeg sagt eder, at ingen kan komme til mig, uden det er givet ham af Faderen." 66 Fra den Tid trådte mange af hans Disciple tilbage og vandrede ikke mere med ham. 67 Jesus sagde da til de tolv: "Mon også I ville gå bort?" 68 Simon Peter svarede ham: "Herre! til hvem skulle vi gå hen? Du har det evige Livs Ord; 69 og vi have troet og erkendt, at du er Guds Hellige." 70 Jesus svarede dem: "Har jeg ikke udvalgt mig eder tolv, og en af eder er en Djævel?" 71 Men han talte om Judas, Simon Iskariots Søn; thi det var ham, som siden skulde forråde ham, skønt han var en af de tolv.

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(A)

Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs(B) he had performed by healing the sick. Then Jesus went up on a mountainside(C) and sat down with his disciples. The Jewish Passover Festival(D) was near.

When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip,(E) “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.

Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages[a] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother,(F) spoke up, “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”(G)

10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks,(H) and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

14 After the people saw the sign(I) Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”(J) 15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king(K) by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.(L)

Jesus Walks on the Water(M)

16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, 17 where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. 18 A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles,[b] they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water;(N) and they were frightened. 20 But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.”(O) 21 Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake(P) realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone.(Q) 23 Then some boats from Tiberias(R) landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.(S) 24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.

Jesus the Bread of Life

25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi,(T) when did you get here?”

26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me,(U) not because you saw the signs(V) I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures(W) to eternal life,(X) which the Son of Man(Y) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal(Z) of approval.”

28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe(AA) in the one he has sent.”(AB)

30 So they asked him, “What sign(AC) then will you give that we may see it and believe you?(AD) What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna(AE) in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[c](AF)

32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven(AG) and gives life to the world.”

34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”(AH)

35 Then Jesus declared, “I am(AI) the bread of life.(AJ) Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes(AK) in me will never be thirsty.(AL) 36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37 All those the Father gives me(AM) will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven(AN) not to do my will but to do the will(AO) of him who sent me.(AP) 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me,(AQ) but raise them up at the last day.(AR) 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son(AS) and believes in him shall have eternal life,(AT) and I will raise them up at the last day.”

41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph,(AU) whose father and mother we know?(AV) How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”(AW)

43 “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them,(AX) and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[d](AY) Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God;(AZ) only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.(BA) 48 I am the bread of life.(BB) 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.(BC) 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven,(BD) which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread(BE) that came down from heaven.(BF) Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”(BG)

52 Then the Jews(BH) began to argue sharply among themselves,(BI) “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh(BJ) of the Son of Man(BK) and drink his blood,(BL) you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.(BM) 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.(BN) 57 Just as the living Father sent me(BO) and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”(BP) 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

Many Disciples Desert Jesus

60 On hearing it, many of his disciples(BQ) said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”(BR)

61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?(BS) 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man(BT) ascend to where he was before!(BU) 63 The Spirit gives life;(BV) the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit[e] and life. 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known(BW) from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him.(BX) 65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”(BY)

66 From this time many of his disciples(BZ) turned back and no longer followed him.

67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.(CA)

68 Simon Peter answered him,(CB) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(CC) 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”(CD)

70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you,(CE) the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”(CF) 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot,(CG) who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)(CH)

Footnotes

  1. John 6:7 Greek take two hundred denarii
  2. John 6:19 Or about 5 or 6 kilometers
  3. John 6:31 Exodus 16:4; Neh. 9:15; Psalm 78:24,25
  4. John 6:45 Isaiah 54:13
  5. John 6:63 Or are Spirit; or are spirit